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Council Members & Staff

2026 PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS - MEMBER BIOS

Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian (Chair)

SOM Chief Medical Executive

No Expiration

Marianne Udow-Phillips (Vice Chair)

General Public

11-1-29

Dr. Paul Berg

Hospital Administration Experience

11-1-28

Dr. Bernard Costello

Nationally Accredited Medical School

11-1-28

Dr. Lashaya Darisaw

General Public

11-1-30

Jayne A. Deboer-Rowse

Registered Nurse

11-1-28

Nicholas Derusha

Local Public Health Official

11-1-28

Dr. Farah Jalloul

Pharmacist

11-1-25

James Jameson

Local Director of Public Works

11-1-30

Dr. Kaitlin Liroff

Physician

11-1-30

Rita Loch-Caruso

Toxicologist

11-1-24

Dr. Emily Martin

Epidemiologist

11-1-29

James McGrath

General Public

11-1-28

Janet Olszewski

General Public

11-1-30

Kristin Schweighoefer

Food Safety Expert

11-1-25

Dr. Adenike Shoyinka

Local Public Health Official

11-1-30

Sara Simmonds

Environmental Health Expert

11-1-29

Dr. Herbert Smitherman

General Public

11-1-29

Dr. Gregory Zimmerman

School of Public Health in Michigan

11-1-29

Vacant

Non-Profit Health/Environmental Org

11-1-26

Vacant

Veterinarian

11-1-26

 

2026 STATE OF MICHIGAN DEPARTMENTAL REPRESENTATIVES

Name

Department

Term Expiration

Jennifer Bonsky

Agriculture and Rural Development

N/A

Larry Horvath Licensing and Regulatory Affairs N/A
Dr. Lyon-Callo Health and Human Services N/A

Eric Oswald

Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

N/A

Henrik Hollaender

Michigan State Police

N/A

 

OFFICE OF CHIEF MEDICAL EXECUTIVE STAFF

Jared Welehodsky, State Assistant Administrator

Robin Gregory, Senior Executive Management Assistant